Few artists have enough energy to create a powerhouse at any venue they take on nor have enough fuel to burn at full throttle.  Recording artists Twang and Round prove to all who encounter them that they have what it takes to achieve all this and more, connecting the musical roads that lead from drawling small towns to the grit of big cities.
The musical career of Kuntry Twang and ‘Lil Round began in their early teens with a mutual love of music, recording, producing and engineering.  Discovering the ways that they complement each other they embarked on a recording career that has spanned a decade, covered many miles and has an enormously versatile following.  The style of music they create commands one to listen closely:  From their first collaboration of Blueprint for the Comeup to the recent compilation Work Release Program, all signs point to success.
Kuntry Twang b. Vernon Roach was born and raised in Kentucky where a large genre of music inspired him at an early age.  He started singing in the church choir and as he grew so did the influences surrounding him.  With a rough upbringing right in the heart of Delafield, music was often a savior of a sense; an emotional outlet.  And through poetry as well, when Kuntry Twang’s pen touched pad, magic ensued creating verse and prose that was true to life.  He would go on to put these emotions into lyrics thus creating the songs that strike a chord with many.  Being such a versatile artist, Kuntry Twang also heads up the southern rock band, Minimum Wage, as lead singer and songwriter.
‘Lil Round b. Brad Davis was also born and raised in the Kentucky heartland where family played an inspirational role in his career choice.  Growing up listening to old time country and bluegrass on the radio,  it seems ‘Lil Round has always had an ear for music.  Feeling the beat and rhythm of each and every musical bar he encountered fed his desire to make his own way in the world of music.  Starting with recording his own beats on his MTV Music Generator, ‘Lil Round’s talents progressed far beyond what other artists around him were accomplishing.  In time, he would become the producer/engineer that up and coming artists grappled to work with, guaranteeing pristine sound quality and fire beats to be compared to even the most professional of studios.
‘Lil Round’s journey led him to meet up with Kuntry Twang where together, they founded their own record label and recording studio, Bluegrass Cheddar.  There, with state of the art equipment, they write, record, engineer and produce hit after banging hit for themselves and for others, as a business endeavor.  Although well versed in all ranges of music, Kuntry Twang and ‘Lil Round’s passion lie in southern rap and rock, which is evident in their previous six albums.  The two have collaborated with numerous artists including Grammy winners Nappy Roots, Haystak, Big Smo and the underground rap champ, Brabo Gator. They are currently hard at work, grinding out hit after hit on their new album, Still At Large, a follow up to 2011’s Work Release Program which has seen tremendous success and support from all across the demographic s.
While the road to success thus far has been long, with many a mile spent pounding pavement,  it is a dream that continues still.  Through hard work and determination, Twang & Round are sure to see their sought after dreams realized and continue to connect those long, winding roads from state to state…with music.


In a dark kitchen in the middle of a sweaty night in Las Vegas, all 6’4” of Dan Reynolds is hunched over a laptop, slapping beats on the table and crooning lyrics into a tiny microphone. Before long, he and the other three members of indie rock band Imagine Dragons would be playing “It’s Time,” that same laptop-demo-turned-supersized-anthem, from the roof of a parking garage to a wave of thousands of screaming fans. This song title to the single from their 2012 debut KidInaKorner/Interscope release “Continued Silence EP” is an all too apt descriptor of the band’s hard-earned success—but it’s also emblematic of the deep-seated anxiety Reynolds and the rest of the band experienced leaving behind any realistic expectation of a normal job to do the thing they love most.

A third-generation Las Vegas native, Reynolds is no stranger to the adage “the house always wins,” choosing to pave his musical career with a near obsessive work ethic and hundreds of unused demos rather than roll the dice with the first songs that sprung from his mouth. It’s no surprise, then, that he was drawn to guitarist Wayne Sermon, another founding member of Imagine Dragons. Having practically grown up in a recording studio and graduated Berklee College of Music, Wayne had been practicing his guitar through meals and other socially inappropriate situations as long as he could remember; he challenged Dan in a way that was both uncomfortable and exactly what they both needed. When they began writing songs together and recognized something special was happening, Wayne called up his Berklee friend Ben McKee, who promptly dropped out of school with only a few credits left, moving across the country to play bass for the band. This sort of reckless/genius behavior is typical for Ben, who has an uncanny penchant for spicy food and a suitcase full of unbelievable road stories. More recently, the band was joined by drummer Daniel Platzman, another Bostonian schoolmate who seems way too nice to be playing rock and roll until you actually see him in action.

Several tours and three self-released EPs later, Imagine Dragons had made a serious name for itself, particularly in the west coast circuit. Although their songs vary from nearly whimsical and light to brooding and powerful, listeners are drawn to the inherent honesty in the music. The only rule of thumb for the band, it seems, is to write from a true place; the result is songs that literally run the spectrum of human emotion. Attend a concert, and it becomes clear that the live performance of deeply personal songs has a real effect on people. And the band itself is not immune, as demonstrated when Dan literally passed out into the drum set during a finale song, sending cymbals and drum stands crashing while the rest of the band played on until the close.

Great songwriting is bound to be noticed eventually. As proof that the harder you work, the luckier you get, one of those people who noticed was Grammy winning producer Alex da Kid (Eminem, Rihanna). Alex and Dan began collaborating on projects, and soon the band had developed a relationship with Alex and his team. The alchemy resulting from Alex’s hip hop sensibilities and Imagine Dragons’ anthemic rock is nothing short of explosive. The byproduct of this creative collision is “Continued Silence,” a six song in-your-face sonic grenade that breaks musical boundaries and yet is strangely relatable by its improbably diverse audience.

Despite it all, on any given day when they aren’t on the road playing shows, you can still find Imagine Dragons huddled away in a rehearsal room somewhere, banging out song after song in search of the next perfect track. Like most things in Vegas, the band is angled at going big or going bust. For the sake of those who love great music, we hope it’s the former.

D. Thrash and Dez formed Jawga Boyz in 2003, and struggled to gain national attention until the release of “Rollin Like A Redneck” in 2010, and “Ridin High” in 2011. Since then, they’ve released 6 studio albums that have all charted on the Billboards, and have rolled up over 150 million YouTube hits.

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